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June 2008
- FCC Staff Blesses Satellite Radio Merger
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 16, 08 7:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After languishing nearly a year and a half in regulatory limbo, the merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio may finally get the green light to proceed . The FCC staff has signed off on the $5 billion deal, reports the Wall Street Journal, with some conditions devised by FCC Chairman Kevin Mitchell to protect consumers from price increases. More »
  
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  antitrust • Kevin Martin • Sirius • XM Satellite Radio • Federal Communications Commission
May 2008
- FCC to Examine Cancellation Fees for Cable, Phone, Web
  
  Washington Post | May 31, 08 1:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The FCC says next month’s hearing on cell phone cancellation fees may also include similar charges leveled by cable and Internet providers. Chairman Kevin Martin hopes the hearing will ease consumer tension over the fees, which were among cell phone users’ five most common complaints last year, the Washington Post reports. The fees typically range from $150-200. More »
  
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  FCC • Verizon • cell phone industry • AT&T • Kevin Martin • Sprint • T-Mobile • fees
April 2008
- Kings Stun Nuggets Behind Martin
  
  Associated Press | Apr 6, 08 2:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kevin Martin scored 36 points despite missing Sacramento's shootaround with the stomach flu, and the Kings dealt a blow to the Denver Nuggets' playoff plans last night with a surprising 118-115 win at the Pepsi Center. The Kings, out of playoff contention and missing Ron Artest (thumb) and Brad Miller (leg), won their fourth straight game and snapped Denver's nine-game home winning streak. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Golden State Warriors • Denver Nuggets • Sacramento Kings • Carmelo Anthony • Kevin Martin • Ron Artest • Brad Miller
- Martin Leads Kings Past Clippers
  
  Associated Press | Apr 4, 08 1:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kevin Martin hit four 3-pointers while scoring 26 points as the Sacramento Kings avoided a four-game sweep by the last-place Los Angeles Clippers with a 110-98 victory Thursday night. Francisco Garcia scored 17 points and Mikki Moore added 16 for the Kings, who took a 20-point lead in the third quarter of their fourth victory in five games. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Sacramento Kings • Los Angeles Clippers • Kevin Martin • Corey Maggette • Elton Brand • Francisco Garcia • Mikki Moore
- FCC Boss Nixes Bid to Open Up Wireless Networks
  
  Associated Press | Apr 2, 08 6:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The head of the FCC has rejected a request from Skype to open up wireless networks to outside devices, AP reports. The Internet phone provider wanted wireless operations included in a 1968 FCC decision that required AT&T to open up its network beyond its own devices that paved the way for the introduction of things like fax machines and modems. More »
  
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  FCC • Verizon • wireless • telecommunications • Kevin Martin • wireless industry • Skype • networks • Michael Copps
March 2008
- Duncan Carries Spurs to Fifth Straight Win
  
  Associated Press | Mar 27, 08 2:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tim Duncan had the big numbers, but Manu Ginobili hit the key shots as the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 97-88 last night, reports the Associated Press. Duncan had 28 points and 12 rebounds, but when the Clippers took a late lead, Ginobili's 3-pointer sparked a 10-0 clinching run. In other NBA action: More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • San Antonio Spurs • Sacramento Kings • Memphis Grizzlies • Washington Wizards • Seattle SuperSonics • Los Angeles Clippers • Tim Duncan • Manu Ginobili • Kevin Martin • Pro basketball
- Celtics Defense Stops Rockets' Streak at 22
  
  Houston Chronicle | Mar 19, 08 5:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Rockets had followed 22 straight games with victorious press conferences, and nothing short of the NBA's best team could change that tune. With a decisive 94-74 win, the Boston Celtics ended Houston's win streak and held them to their lowest score this season. "I've never seen defense like that," Tracy McGrady told the Houston Chronicle . Elsewhere in the league: More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Boston Celtics • Phoenix Suns • Houston Rockets • Sacramento Kings • Golden State Warriors • Kevin Garnett • Portland Trail Blazers • Paul Pierce • Tracy McGrady • Ray Allen • Shaquille O'Neal • Steve Nash • Kevin Martin • Ron Artest
- Martin Helps Kings Outscore Reeling Raptors
  
  Globe and Mail | Mar 17, 08 2:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kevin Martin scored 32 points as the Sacramento Kings beat the Toronto Raptors 106-100 last night, reports the Toronto Globe and Mail . Ron Artest also had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Kings handed the Raptors their fourth straight loss on this road trip. The Raptors are 2-7 in the nine games since star forward Chris Bosh injured his knee. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Toronto Raptors • Sacramento Kings • Chris Bosh • Kevin Martin • Pro basketball • Ron Artest
- FCC Member Wants Probe of Ala. TV Station
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Mar 4, 08 4:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An FCC commissioner wants to know why an Alabama TV station went off the air just as a "60 Minutes" segment critical of Karl Rove started, Broadcasting & Cable reports. WHNT blamed a “technical difficulty," but Michael Copps said today he wants to find out whether Sunday's blackout of most of a segment about the imprisonment of ex-governor Don Siegelman was a political move. More »
  
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  Karl Rove • FCC • governor • Alabama • Kevin Martin • Don Siegelman • blackout • Michael Copps • political decision
- Warriors Douse Sweep by Blazers
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Mar 3, 08 3:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The usually deafening crowd at Golden State was reserved for much of last night's contest between the Warriors and Trail Blazers, but the fans caught fire when the home team did. The Warriors went on a fourth-quarter tear to win 110-104 and revenge itself for two previous losses to Portland, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Elsewhere in the league: More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Miami Heat • New Orleans Hornets • Sacramento Kings • Golden State Warriors • Washington Wizards • Portland Trail Blazers • Kevin Martin
February 2008

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